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Collaboration between biomedical and complementary and alternative care providers: barriers and pathways.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
We examined the scope of collaborative care for persons with mental illness as implemented by traditional healers, faith healers, and biomedical care providers. We conducted semistructured focus group discussions in Ghana, ...
Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Mombasa, Kenya: Feasibility, Prevalence, and Correlates.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
INTRODUCTION:
As adolescents and young women become sexually active, they are at risk of adverse reproductive health outcomes including sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We assessed feasibility and acceptability of ...
Study protocol for a cluster-randomized trial to compare human papillomavirus based cervical cancer screening in community-health campaigns versus health facilities in western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
Despite guidelines for cervical cancer prevention in low-resource countries, a very small proportion of women in these settings undergo screening, and even fewer women are successfully treated. Using pilot ...
Health facility factors and quality of services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, and Mozambique.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
This study aimed to identify facility-level characteristics associated with prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission service quality. This cross-sectional study sampled 60 health facilities in Mozambique, Côte d'Ivoire, ...
Bone mineral density and risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease: A Mendelian randomization study.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: Observational studies have demonstrated that increased bone mineral density is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but the relationship with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) is less ...
Postharvest processes of edible insects in Africa: A review of processing methods, and the implications for nutrition, safety and new products development.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
In many African cultures, insects are part of the diet of humans and domesticated animals. Compared to conventional food and feed sources, insects have been associated with a low ecological foot print because fewer natural ...
Determinants of contraceptive use among postpartum women in a county hospital in rural KENYA.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
There is a high unmet need for limiting and spacing child births during the postpartum period. Given the consequences of closely spaced births, and the benefits of longer pregnancy intervals, targeted activities ...
Supermarket purchase contributes to nutrition-related non-communicable diseases in urban Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
While undernutrition and related infectious diseases are still pervasive in many developing countries, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD), typically associated with high body mass index (BMI), ...
Illness recognition and care-seeking for maternal and newborn complications in rural eastern Uganda.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
To enhance understanding of the roles of community-based initiatives in poor rural societies, we describe and explore illness recognition, decision-making, and appropriate care-seeking for mothers and newborn ...
The broiler meat system in Nairobi, Kenya: Using a value chain framework to understand animal and product flows, governance and sanitary risks.
(University of Nairobi, 2017-11)
Livestock food systems play key subsistence and income generation roles in low to middle income countries and are important networks for zoonotic disease transmission. The aim of this study was to use a value chain framework ...